http://donklephant.com/2007/12/31/what-the-huck/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:32:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://donklephant.com/2007/12/31/what-the-huck/#comment-387519 dan Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:39:45 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/12/31/what-the-huck/#comment-387519 In a political campaign, I don't think there is nothing wrong with a candidate expressing truthful negative comments about his opponent's record. But to me, trying to smear an opponent with insinuations about his religion, trying to sound more religious than his opponent, or trying to fool the press into running free negative ads about his opponent (under the guise of putting an end to negative campaigning) all seems like a candidate that has run out of bullets and is throwing his gun at his opponent in desperation. In a political campaign, I don’t think there is nothing wrong with a candidate expressing truthful negative comments about his opponent’s record. But to me, trying to smear an opponent with insinuations about his religion, trying to sound more religious than his opponent, or trying to fool the press into running free negative ads about his opponent (under the guise of putting an end to negative campaigning) all seems like a candidate that has run out of bullets and is throwing his gun at his opponent in desperation.

]]> http://donklephant.com/2007/12/31/what-the-huck/#comment-387496 BobKrumm.com » Read my lips: no negative ads Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:20:10 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/12/31/what-the-huck/#comment-387496 [...] Donkelphant: “What Huckabee pulled today was not only hilariously and woefully transparent, it also made him appear worse than the guy he was trying to smear.” [...] [...] Donkelphant: “What Huckabee pulled today was not only hilariously and woefully transparent, it also made him appear worse than the guy he was trying to smear.” [...]

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